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68/7 GA

Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade

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Draft symbol A/68/L.7
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UN Document 68/7 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/68/PV.35 Oct. 21, 2013

Speeches following this vote (3) may include explanations of vote
The President
I give the floor to the representative of Brazil.
Mrs. Almeida Watanabe Patriota (Brazil)
Brazil can not overstress its thanks to Member States, the United Nations and civil society for their tireless efforts in organizing and successfully accomplishing the international competition to build the Permanent Memorial on United Nations premises in honour of the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. That trade was one of the worst tragedies, as it was the largest and longest-lasting c…
The President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 120.
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